Japan vs Thailand: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Japan
18.3%
in 2023
Thailand
20.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
82nd
Thailand rank
79th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 20.1% against 18.3% in Japan, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Thailand ahead.
Japan ranks 82nd and Thailand ranks 79th of 168 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.0% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.5% | 0.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Japan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 20.1% against 18.3% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Japan and Thailand?
- 1.8%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Japan ranks 82nd and Thailand ranks 79th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release